Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls attracts millions of tourists every year to its majestic and astonishing beauty. This magnificent waterfall spans the Canadian-United States International Border, and both the State of New York and Province of Ontario. The American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and the Horseshoe Falls come together in this one awesome sight and collectively they are known as the Niagara Falls.

The Niagara Falls is a rather young river which is only about twelve thousand years old, in geological time that is. This mighty river thrusts over a cliff of dolostone and shale and is the second largest falls in the world next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa. One fifth of all the fresh water in the world gather in the four upper great lakes of Niagara, the Michigan, Huron, Superior, and Erie that outpours and empties into the Niagara River ultimately cascading over the falls.

The American Falls look amazing at night with various combinations of colored lights. The Horseshoe Falls or Canadian Falls gleams with rainbow shines in the mists of early mornings and late afternoons, and creates and an illuminated spectacle with its colored spotlights at night.

Apart from the fantastic view of the Niagara Falls, the place also has limitless things to do and see. Luxurious hotels and great restaurants also surround Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls also have some of the best attractions such as the Maid of the Mist Boat Tours which is one of the most famous attractions, where tourists are taken aboard Maid of the Mist for a thirty-minute boat tour through the churning waters of the American side of the falls going past Rock of Ages, then to the foot of Horseshoe Falls. Although the tourists are provided with hooded raincoats, getting wet is always a part of the tour.

Niagara Falls and its surrounding area is exposed to various weathers. Because Niagara Falls is about in equal distance from the equator like the city of Boston, Massachusetts, all four season occur, experiencing cold winter, balmy springs, warm summers, and fantastic autumns which is also the best time to tour the Niagara Falls region. The changing leaves and landscape make a tourist's experience more memorable.

Winter brings an added facet of the beauty and outdoor activity at Niagara Falls. If watching birds is your thing, then you would not want to miss visiting Niagara during November and December when thousands of gulls and terns assemble around the falls and rapids. About one hundred various water birds have been witnessed along the river. The fabulous "Winter Festival of Lights" starts from late November to early January that features awesome light displays and outdoor entertainment with the illuminated backdrop of the falls.

Niagara is truly a stunning natural work of nature and visiting the place on your next vacation would truly give you a once in a lifetime experience of being in the face of natural magnificence.